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Rooted in Peatlands. Connected Through Community.

The Rivers Trust and South Kerry Development Partnership CLG cordially invite you to a free event showcasing paludiculture.

Paludiculture is expanding across Europe, with pilots showing potential for diversified farm income from species such as sphagnum moss, Typha, berries and food crops, carbon credits and adapted grazing systems. The PaludiFair will highlight Irish and European examples as well as other work taking place within the peatland landscape whilst creating a welcoming space for you to discover some of the products emerging from this growing sector and to learn about its potential in Ireland.

Event details

PaludiFair: Rooted in Peatlands. Connected Through Community. This is Ireland’s first fair dedicated to paludiculture
Where: Killasser Community Centre, Listernan, Co. Mayo, F12 HH97
When: Thursday, 8 October 2026
Time: Open to the public from 11:00 to 16:00

The PaludiFair is part of the Interreg NWE BUFFER+ project, which encourages landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation by restoring the natural buffering abilities of peatlands. The project involves 21 partners and 7 associated organisations from Germany, Ireland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, representing a wide range of peatland types across North-West Europe.

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